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I agree with the bulk of your post but for this phrase. The Amish are some of the most brilliant people I know. Most Jews I know cannot even come close. Guess you have to know them and not just hear about them.

Monetary supply dictates inflation takes time for the masses to absorb (become addicted to) the greater M3, thereby delaying the observable symptom of inflation. Inflation is not the disease, it is the symptom of irresponsible M3. With Greenspan's printing press policy, even before Bernanke...

Sure, if you want to focus on exceptions. That doesn't work for the majority.

Always amusing to see detractors think their knowledge of the financial world, as it pertains to control, encompasses even the elite. Boneheads. The OP is correct.

I think a better answer than just commission and plaform fee would include margins, both intraday and overnight. Such differences between brokers can range from $200 to $5000 intraday, per car. This range of margins makes it a required element in the choice of a broker, regardless of your...

Good question. Guys?

There is no logic in forcing a trade for time's sake when your setup has not been triggered. That is unsustainable practice, and emotional trading is suspect as the reason.

I've seen it done, with insane leverage and superior volume. Not daily, but enough to net 100% per month, over five years. Damn good. The same trader lost it all to emotional trading during his separation and divorce. Haven't heard from him since.

Depends on your motivation as a student. You can make it worthy of your time, or you can spend four years screwing, drinking, eating pizza and collecting textbooks you never cracked open but that you must sell back to the bookstore as used.

Looking at previous DOW responses to international events, if Iran bombs Israel, the DOW will fall. If Israel bombs Iran, the DOW will spike.

Another holy grail. Great, but no thanks.

Yes, you can hide income for awhile from the IRS, but your broker has incentive to snitch on you. No individual trader can hide for very long. Your SS# goes everywhere, in trading. The paper trail is too well known. You can trade offshore, but the official answer to renouncing your US...

If gold hits $1000, I will double my physical holdings.

Damn I am glad I only need a laptop to trade!

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Awww kitty, you said you wouldn't tell. ;) J/K.

Curious, which three counties? (Edit) Found it: "A Private Retirement Plan That Works. The initial Social Security Act permitted municipal governments to opt out of the system - a loophole that Congress closed in 1983. In 1981, employees of Galveston County, Texas, chose by a vote of...

Grow up, stop playing politics, and realize that politicians are all on the same side. The side opposite from the people.